Country's first chess champion, unknown (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ITALY Country's first chess champion, unknown (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 1, 2024
80% KARPOV World chess champion after Fischer (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 1, 2026
73% ANATOLYKARPOV ____ is currently the oldest living world chess champion (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
70% ARG Second-largest country in S. Amer. (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
70% MOVE Chess turn (4) Thomas Joseph Feb 28, 2026
70% ANON Unknown (4) (4) Mirror Quick Feb 15, 2026
70% MATED Beat in chess (5) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
70% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 12, 2026
70% MOVES Chess turns (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 6, 2026
66% IVORY What the world's first chess set was carved from (5) New York Times Mini Mar 3, 2026

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